I was wonderin if someone could tell me how you achieve two different woods on a fretboard. Or is it the same wood with one side dyed? Could someone clear this up for me?
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Two woods on fretboard
- Thread starter Dodgeviperracer
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Very precise cutting work...
Are you referring to basses like the Conklins? They Look very cool thats for sure!
Are you referring to basses like the Conklins? They Look very cool thats for sure!
Wood is generally darker in the center and lighter colored closer to the outside.
If a builder cuts it right, you have a two colored one piece fretboard.
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Or different woods and precise cut:
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If a builder cuts it right, you have a two colored one piece fretboard.
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SLaPiNFuNK said:
Yeah I've seen it on Conklins, Wyns, and a Roscoe that I was thinking about purchasing. I wanna get anotha custom made and I want that same look on mine. Could someone explain how they achieve this look?
It is literally cutting the woods to make what ever design.
I suppose when you see an instrument like this upclose, you will be able to see where the woods are pressed together, but with a precise cut, you wont see much.
but they make the design on a template, cut the template out and lay it over the pieces of wood they want for each color, and cut that piece of wood and put it together... kinda like a puzzle
I suppose when you see an instrument like this upclose, you will be able to see where the woods are pressed together, but with a precise cut, you wont see much.
but they make the design on a template, cut the template out and lay it over the pieces of wood they want for each color, and cut that piece of wood and put it together... kinda like a puzzle
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Roscoe and Dingwall and a bunch of others have taking to using fretboard wood that may include sapwood, which has a different color than the rest of the growth wood.
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me and Line6man had a FB conversation about exotic neck wood, he linked me an amazing striped neck, looked awesome.
You're very welcome. I have some pictures of dark/light Brazilian Rosewood fretboards that are simply amazing. Will see if I find them on the other laptop and post them here later today.
These Cocobolo heartwood/sapwood boards?
Yes! I would gladly have a neck like that on my bass
